Advice for Mid-Month wages...

Raddo

Hi. I would like some advice.

I have just started a new job (31st May 2011) and it turns out we are paid on mid month rotation (15th - 15th each month). My first wage packet turned out to be short by two weeks. My last wage packet was a full months wage. I have just spoken with HR who state that this is normal and I will only get back my wages when I leave.

My question is, is this allowed?
I am owed two weeks wages (which is quite a lot) and in this day and age I cant afford to be without that.

WestonDave

Technically you aren't owed two weeks wages.

You started on 31st May so during June got paid for 31/5 to 15/6. In July you got paid for 16/6 to 15/7. As at 15/7 nothing was owed to you as you hadn't worked the rest of July yet. What you seem to be expecting is to get a full months pay in each calendar month which is understandable, but not the way this company works. It would obviously be nice if on the 15th of the month they paid you two weeks arrears and two weeks in advance (i.e. to the end of that month) but if you suddenly never turned up after the 15th they'd be out of pocket.

drrat

look on the bright side when you change jobs, to a company who pays at the end of the month, you'll be better off for a short time as you will get paid twice in two weeks.

an9i77

Yes they can do this! In my company we do actually pay on the 16th for the whole month and the number of people who quit on 16th of each month (when we've paid them up to the end of the month) is unbelievable, the company lose money each month but haven't as yet changed. the other poster was right they don't owe you anything, they are paying you for the time worked it's just their pay day is mid month whereas a lot of companies pay at month end. I'm afraid you'll just have to be frugal for a bit until you've caught up with yourself

Raddo

I probably should of mentioned that payday normally is the end of the month (today).

Raddo

So in other words im always going to be out of pocket by two weeks until I leave the company?

scheming_gypsy

Nothing wrong with that, it's a lot better than your other option where you worked June and then got paid at the end of July like most places do.

scheming_gypsy

Raddo wrote: »

So in other words im always going to be out of pocket by two weeks until I leave the company?

yes, it's called working. It's very unusual where you get paid for the week / month you've just worked. They have to do the payroll so you'd normally work a month in hand whereas yours is just two weeks in had. So if you finish work on the 22nd January you'll get paid December 15th - January 15th at the end of January and then at the end of January you'll get paid from 16th January to 22nd January

925dancer

Pefectly normal, most payroll departments have a cut off date for the month. In my last job it was the 25th of the month, in a Christmas temp job it was the 14th or something. Anything after those dates is paid the following month.

It would be very rare to find any company that ends pay on the pay date itself, as you're essentially just making an assumption about staff attendance and as another poster pointed out, this would lead to potentially large losses for the company.